1、 高二英语组自编练习 M5U4 写作概要写作一What is a summary? A summary is a brief restatement of the essential thought of a longer composition. It reproduces the theme of the original with as few words as possible. 二Tips on summary writing While reading 1. Is the passage a narration, exposition, argumentation or a des
2、cription? 2. Is there any topic sentence or key words? If so, underline them.While writing 1. Structure1) Topic sentence*2) Main supporting points/evidence3) About 60 words2. Language1) To use your own words*2) To be concise (leave out the details; reduce the examples; simplify the descriptions; eli
3、minate all repetitions. )3) To present the information fairly, do not give your own comments4) To use the third person to retell5) Tense(narration often uses the past tense)小试牛刀1. 压缩长的句子和词组。(1 ) His courage in battle might without exaggeration(夸张) be called lion-like. _. (2) He was hard up for money
4、 and was being pressed by his creditor(债权人). _.2. 使用词组代替整句或者从句。Beautiful mountains like Mount Tai, Mountain Lu, and Mount Huang, were visited by only a few people in the past. Today, better wages, holidays with pay, new hotels on these mountains, and better train and bus services have brought them w
5、ithin reach of many who never thought of visiting them ten years ago._3. 使用概括性的名词代替具体的词。She brought home several Chinese and English novels, a few copies of Time and Newsweek and some textbooks. She intended to read all of them during the winter vocation._4. 使用简洁的句子间连接成分，如 such，but，then，yet 等。高二英语组自
6、编练习 M5U4 写作文体类型一：议论文议论文通常包括论点、论据和结论，因此写议论文的概要主要是找出主题句（the topic sentences)、支撑句（supporting sentences）和结论句（ conclusion sentences)。其中最主要的是找准主题句。概要模板：论点论据（结论）Getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. However, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt.In the early 16th cen
7、tury, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. A particular danger was, thought to lie in public baths. By 1538, the French king had closed the bath houses in his king
8、dom. So did the king of England in 1546.Thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in Europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. Henry , King of France, was famously dirty. Upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman shoul
9、d not go out.Though the belief in the merit(好处) of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. Scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. Clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. Yet,
10、it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since World War . Advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. Has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?Attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. Many f
11、irst time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. On the contrary, Mary Ruebush, an American immunologist (免疫学家), encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system(免疫系统). And the latter position is gaining some ground. (302 words)First draft_Final draft_
